diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 609849588e8e3efe65b8d70757e4455d5b197489..a8307337acc19b9c8691b9f7fcc4e0051d37efc8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ---
 
+## [1.12.7-bb.3]
+### Fixed
+- Updated delete policies to db secrets to handle helm errors
+
 ## [1.12.7-bb.2]
 ### Changed
 - Added secrets and jobs for automated external Postgres database creation and user/password synchronization
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index d0bea8bbde88dc32dbc0f94f39c8d17ca19b1fa3..b111f2f39673d7c36712926fbce92ed4e5ef0806 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: anchore-engine
-version: 1.12.7-bb.2
+version: 1.12.7-bb.3
 appVersion: 0.9.3
 description: Anchore container analysis and policy evaluation engine service
 keywords:
diff --git a/chart/templates/bigbang/db/anchore-db-secret.yaml b/chart/templates/bigbang/db/anchore-db-secret.yaml
index c82686e9fb957a69f1b8476a251ca38711ced029..946b5653a2c8a71991d5cfd9b57c296ff46bb9c2 100644
--- a/chart/templates/bigbang/db/anchore-db-secret.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/bigbang/db/anchore-db-secret.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-5"
     "helm.sh/hook": pre-install,pre-upgrade
-    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": hook-succeeded
+    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation
 type: Opaque
 data:
   PGUSER: {{ b64enc .Values.postgresql.postgresUser }}
diff --git a/chart/templates/bigbang/db/feeds-db-secret.yaml b/chart/templates/bigbang/db/feeds-db-secret.yaml
index 37b979c9a61ccb9511dd2a9437e06ff73eb0bd5b..68fe0eb518cfede687fb56d0250dc1805431d2e6 100644
--- a/chart/templates/bigbang/db/feeds-db-secret.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/bigbang/db/feeds-db-secret.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-5"
     "helm.sh/hook": pre-install,pre-upgrade
-    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": hook-succeeded
+    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation
 type: Opaque
 data:
   PGUSER: {{ b64enc (index .Values "anchore-feeds-db" "postgresUser") }}